Sam Poh Thong Educare

BLOSSOMING ZEN: SPT EDU CARE STUDENTS PERFORM AT UNIVERSITI MALAYA BUDDHIST SOCIETY CONCERT

On Friday 9 May, the children of Sam Poh Thong Edu Care Centre were delighted to participate in a vibrant cultural concert organized by the Universiti Malaya Buddhist Society (UMBS). Held at SJK(C) Choong Wen in Old Klang Road, the event featured a diverse array of performances, including energetic dances, inspiring dramas, and Buddhist hymns, showcasing the talents of various youth groups.

Among the evening's presentations, our Edu Care students contributed a graceful hand gesture dance to the song "Zen is a Flower" (禅是一朵花). Accompanying the soulful vocals of two singers from UMBS, the children’s synchronized movements and calm focus brought the tranquil essence of the lyrics to life, adding a touch of serenity to the night’s festivities. Through this performance, the children practiced "mindfulness in motion," learning to express the beauty of the Dharma through art and teamwork.

We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the Universiti Malaya Buddhist Society or the resounding success of this event. It was a privilege for our young students to share the stage with university youth—a heartening reminder of the continuity of Buddhist education across generations. We are grateful for the platform provided and look forward to many more opportunities for fruitful collaboration in the future as we work together to spread the seeds of Dharma and wisdom.

May the seeds of Zen planted during this celebration continue to grow in the hearts of all who attended, inspiring a life of mindfulness and kindness.

禅意盛放：三宝堂教育关怀中心学生参与马大佛学会文娱晚会
5月9日（星期五），三宝堂教育关怀中心的孩子们欢喜参加了由马来亚大学佛学会主办的文娱晚会。活动于旧巴生路崇文国民型华文小学礼堂举行，通过动感舞蹈、励志短剧及佛曲演唱等多元演出，展现了佛教青年的才华与活力。

在众多的节目中，教育关怀中心的学生们受邀为曲目《禅是一朵花》呈现了优雅的手势舞。孩子们与来自马大佛学会的两名歌手默契配合，以专注的神情与柔美的动作，将歌词中深邃的禅意生动地传达给观众，为热烈的晚会增添了一抹清净气息。通过这次演出，孩子们不仅学习了在动中保有正念，更在团队协作中展现了佛法之美。

在此，我们衷心祝贺马大佛学会圆满成功举办此次盛会。我们的学生能与优秀的佛教青年同台演出，不仅是佛教教育的传承，更是智慧种子茁壮成长的见证，我们深感荣幸。感谢马大佛学会的诚挚邀请，我们期待未来能有更多深度合作的机会，共同携手弘扬佛法，播撒智慧的种子。

愿这次演出所播下的禅意种子，能继续在每一位观众心中萌芽，激励大家在日常生活中落实正念与善行。

Sadhu for Venerable Zhen Kang

乐施嘉年华固本 | Joy of Giving Carnival Coupons

設有 50 多個慈善攤位，包括 素食餐飲、幸運抽獎、趣味遊戲，以及 現場音樂與精彩娱乐表演。
Featuring more than 50 charity booths including vegetarian food and beverages, lucky draws, fun games and Live Music & Entertainment.

如欲赞助固本，欢迎亲临三宝堂服务柜台办理。服务柜台每日开放时间为 9am 至 4.30 pm。或请联络：
If you wish to sponsor the coupons, you are welcome to visit the Sam Poh Thong service counter during its operating hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Alternatively, please contact:

📞 Sis. Mary Hoong：012-226 1075
📞 Sis. Linda Ee：012-235 3663
📞 Sis. Alice Ng：019-335 1301
📞 Sis. Wendy：012-961 9518
📞 Bro. Wai Tuck：017-253 5577

𝟏𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬: 𝐁𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧)

After conducting Sunday School in the morning, our teachers stayed back to join the Introductory Class on Buddhist Chanting & Liturgical Instruments, which concluded its final session today.We are deeply grateful to have invited Venerable Chang Cheng as the instructor for this course. Throughout the sessions, Venerable emphasized the importance of building a solid foundation, especially for beginners.

This includes cultivating the correct mindset and attitude when handling liturgical instruments, maintaining proper 威仪 (dignified conduct), and developing a shared rhythm and tempo in chanting. These are essential foundations for learning to chant and play instruments in harmony.

In this final session, participants also had hands-on practice with the instruments. Venerable reminded us that practice is not merely about technique or display, but about cultivation.Chanting and instruments are not just skills, but part of Dharma practice. Without this foundation, even skillful ex*****on may still be disconnected from the essence of Buddhism and daily life practice.

True learning is not about how well we can chant or play instruments, but about integrating understanding, attitude, and practice into daily life. 🙏

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔年𝟒月𝟏𝟗日｜佛教梵呗与法器入门课程（最后一堂）

周日早上完成佛学班教学后，老师们仍留下来参与《佛教梵呗与法器入门课程》最后一堂课。我们深深感恩邀请到常澂法师担任导师。Throughout the sessions, 法师强调打好基础的重要性，尤其是初学者。

包括正确心态与态度、法器的威仪，以及梵呗中的节奏与合诵配合，都是重要基础。最后一堂课中，学员进行了法器实作练习。法师提醒，练习不仅是技巧或表现，而是修行的一部分。梵呗与法器不仅是技能，而是佛法修持。若缺乏基础，即使技巧熟练，也可能脱离佛法与生活实践。

真正的学习，不在于唱得多好或敲得多熟练，而在于是否将理解、态度与生活结合。🙏

𝟏𝟗 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐏𝐑 & 𝐀𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞)

SPT Educare organized an Introductory CPR & AED Session for our secondary school students as part of the Mangala Sutta initiative.

We were grateful to have Brother Wo Kok Lum as the trainer for this session, guiding students through the fundamentals of CPR, the proper use of an AED, as well as how to respond when someone is choking.

Beyond equipping students with essential life-saving skills, this session also aimed to challenge a common misconception—that learning is only for examinations. Many students tend to associate learning with stress, results, and textbooks, leading to a lack of interest when exams are not involved.

Through this session, we hope to reshape this mindset by showing that learning goes far beyond the classroom. Learning is not limited to textbooks, nor is it solely for the sake of exams—it is a continuous process of improving ourselves and becoming more capable individuals.

Aligned with the Mangala Sutta, particularly the verse “bahussuta ca sippañ ca” (being well-learned and skilled), students are encouraged to develop both knowledge and practical life skills. By learning CPR, AED usage, and choking response techniques, they experience firsthand how skills can be meaningful, relevant, and even life-saving.

More importantly, such learning nurtures awareness, responsibility, and compassion—reminding students that true education is not just about knowing, but about becoming someone who can benefit others.

Through this, we hope students can begin to see learning in a new light, and gradually embody the spirit of Dharma in their daily lives. 🙏

Sincere appreciation to BSMM KL Barat for conducting such a wonderful session with us!

Lesson 2 | Buddhist Chanting & Ritual Instrument Introductory Class

Our second session began with a revision of the previous lesson, reinforcing the importance of the right mindset in handling Buddhist liturgical instruments, as well as the practice of chanting.

Building on this foundation, participants moved into hands-on practice, learning to handle the instruments with proper technique and rhythm under guidance.

To support our learning beyond the classroom, everyone has been assigned a simple yet meaningful task — to practise the wooden fish at home, cultivating consistency through daily effort.

Venerable Chang Chen also reminded us to continue our daily cultivation, carrying forward the aspiration we made in the previous lesson.

A step deeper into practice, moving from understanding to doing ✨

第二堂课｜佛教梵呗与法器初级班

本堂课从复习开始，重温上一堂课的重点——执掌法器的正确心态，以及梵呗修持的重要性。

在此基础上，学员们进一步进入实作练习，在指导下学习法器的正确使用方法与节奏。

为了让学习延续到课堂之外，大家也被安排了一项简单却重要的功课——在家练习木鱼，让修行在日常中不断累积。

常澂法师也提醒大家，延续上一堂课所发的愿心，在生活中持续落实修行。

从“理解”走向“实践”，一步一步深入修行 ✨

Our first session of the Buddhist Chanting & Ritual Instrument Introductory Class has begun 🙏
We are honoured to have Venerable Chang Chen as our instructor for this course.

We started by exploring what is Buddhist chanting (梵呗) — building a strong foundation for all participants before moving into practice. Understanding the meaning, purpose, and spirit behind chanting is the first step towards engaging in it with the right mindset.

At the end of the class, Venerable Chang Cheng guided us to fill in a simple aspiration card — encouraging each of us to begin a small practice or cultivate a wholesome habit over the next 15 days.

A gentle start, but a meaningful step in practice ✨ Looking forward to the upcoming sessions.

我们的佛教梵呗与法器初级班第一堂课顺利开始 🙏
我们非常荣幸邀请到常澂法师担任本课程的授课法师。

本次课程从认识什么是梵呗出发，为所有学员打下稳固的基础。在进入实作之前，先理解梵呗的意义、作用与精神，是培养正确学习心态的重要一步。

课程的最后，常澂法师带领大家填写一张小小的发愿卡，鼓励大家在接下来的15天中，开始实践一项修行或培养一个善行。

从小处开始，迈出修行的重要一步 ✨
期待接下来的课程。

📚✨ 21st–23rd March | Teacher Training Camp on the History of Buddhism in India ✨📚

In collaboration with the Universiti Malaya Buddhist Society’s Miaoxi Dharmaduta Training Program, 16 participants from SPT Educare Centre joined 35 peers from UMBS to explore the rich history of Buddhism in India. We were honored to have Venerable Ji Chi as the main speaker, guiding us through the profound lessons of the past.

The camp reminded us that history is not just someone else’s story—it is our story. By reflecting on the decline and revival of Buddhism in India, we learned that the practice of Buddhism should focus on both understanding and action, while meaningfully engaging with the community. It also deepened our understanding of the Buddha’s original intention: compassion for all beings and the ultimate goal of alleviating suffering and attaining liberation. Walking the Dharma path requires us to continuously reflect on whether our practice is reducing suffering in ourselves and others, and to uphold the spirit of helping beings attain liberation.

Through this camp, we also became more inclusive, learning to understand the conditions and causes behind different Buddhist traditions. We realized that while practices and customs may vary, the root and core values of the Dharma remain the same, helping us avoid praising one tradition at the expense of others.

We were further reminded that while the external forms of Buddhism may change over time, its core values must remain intact, or the teachings risk losing their foundation. Protecting the Sasana is vital—the survival of Buddhism until today has not been easy. To truly preserve it, we must first understand and practice the Dharma ourselves; otherwise, Buddhism may exist outwardly, but die within.

This camp was not only a valuable learning journey but also a call to embody the teachings in our daily lives, reflect deeply on our practice, and support the path of liberation for all beings.

「清明时节雨纷纷」🌧

随着清明节的到来，华人开始遵循许多的禁忌——不爬山、不玩水等，以免遭遇横祸。

《岁时百问》中说：
「万物生长此时，皆清洁而明净，故谓之清明。」

但现实中的世界，却未必如此清明。

当今世界局势混乱、人心惶惶，我们可能会感到恐惧、愤怒或无力，也会开始思考：

💭 我们应该怎么看待这些事情？
💭 如何不失去内心的清明与慈悲？

四月《善友聚会》，欢迎大家一起来听听、想想、聊聊。

【聚会详情】
日期｜12.04.2026（星期日）
时间｜2PM - 4PM
地点｜安邦三宝堂
对象｜大众（非穆斯林）

聚会内容｜佛曲弹唱、佛法分享、联谊交流
本月主题｜清明时节雨纷纷
特邀讲员｜黄俊达师兄

报名｜https://tinyurl.com/sptsy

As Qingming approaches, many in the Chinese community observe traditional taboos — avoiding activities like hiking or swimming, in hopes of steering clear of misfortune. 🌧

An old text says: “All things grow at this time, pure (清洁) and clear (明净)—hence it is called Qingming (清明).”

And yet, the world we live in today does not always feel so clear.

With ongoing conflicts and uncertainty across the globe, it is natural to feel fear, anger, or even helplessness. And we may begin to wonder:

💭 How should we make sense of what’s happening?
💭 How do we hold on to clarity and compassion within ourselves?

This April, let’s come together to listen, reflect, and share.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
Date: 12.04.2026 (Sunday)
Time: 2PM – 4PM
Venue: Sam Poh Thong, Ampang
Audience: Open to all (non-Muslims only)

Content: Hymns sharing, Dharma talk, Fellowship
Theme: The Rain of Qingming
Speaker: Bro. Wong Choon Tat

Register Now: https://tinyurl.com/sptsy

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 咨询与联络：
Bro. Miao Shan 017-412 6391
Sis. Fei Mi 016-214 2553

音乐可以疗愈，
佛曲能感动人心！💖

这个月，我们邀请到 马大佛学会 的佛曲弘法小组——子午线 法音清流 2.0
为大家带来一场融合创作、弹唱与分享的佛曲弹唱会 ✨

来吧！
一起听歌、听故事，
在清流的法音中让佛法照亮、安定、及柔和我们的心～

📌【聚会详情】
日期｜09.11.2025（星期日）
时间｜2PM - 4PM
地点｜安邦三宝堂
对象｜大众（非穆斯林）

⭐【亮点】
聚会内容｜佛曲分享、主题演说、小组联谊
本月主题｜佛曲弹唱会《法音清流》
特邀嘉宾｜马大佛学会 · 子午线

入场｜随喜乐捐
报名｜https://tinyurl.com/sptsy

📞【咨询与联络】
Bro. Miao Shan 017-412 6391
Sis. Fei Mi 016-214 2553

🔎【追踪我们】
Facebook｜ 三宝堂善友聚会 SPT Kalyanamitra Dharma Assembly
Instagram｜ www.instagram.com/sptkalyanamitra

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Music can heal, but Buddhist hymns touch the heart even deeper! 💖

This month, we are inviting the Meridian‘s Hymns Group from UM Buddhist Society to bring you a special hymn sharing session! 🎵

Come listen to songs and stories, and feel the gracious flow of Dharma!

📌 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
Date｜09.11.2025 (Sunday)
Time｜2PM – 4PM
Venue｜Sam Poh Thong, Ampang
Audience｜Open to all (non-Muslims only)

⭐ 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀:
Content｜Hymns sharing, Dharma talk, Fellowship
Theme｜“The Gracious Flow of Dharma”
Special Feature｜The Meridian‘s Hymns Group from UM Buddhist Society

Admission｜By donation
Register Now｜https://tinyurl.com/sptsy

📞 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗨𝘀:
Bro. Miao Shan: 017-412 6391
Sis. Fei Mi: 016-214 2553

🔎 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀:
Facebook｜ 三宝堂善友聚会 SPT Kalyanamitra Dharma Assembly
Instagram｜ www.instagram.com/sptkalyanamitra